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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Theatre in Mumbai, India}}<br />
{{Other uses|Capitol Theater (disambiguation)}}<br />
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{{Infobox theatre<br />
| name = Capitol Cinema<br />
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| caption = Capitol Cinema<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Mumbai<br />
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| address = Opposite [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]]<br />
| city = [[Mumbai]]<br />
| country = India<br />
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| opened = 1928<br />
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'''Capitol Cinema''' is one of the [[Mumbai]]'s oldest theatres. Located just opposite [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]], it was built by ''Kunvarji Paghtivala''.<ref name=sangeet>{{cite book|title=Sangeet natak, Volume 36, Issue 1|date=2001 |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E5KfAAAAMAAJ}}Page 13</ref> It is a ''Heritage grade II'' [[Victorian Architecture| Victorian structure]] constructed in 1879. Originally a [[theatre]] for [[performing arts]] known as ''Tivoli'' it got its present name in 1928 when it was converted to a [[Movie theatre]].<ref name=ie2005>{{cite news|title=Mumbai's oldest theatre may get a mall makeover|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=128140|accessdate=12 April 2011|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|date=7 May 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050516192632/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=128140|archive-date=16 May 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
Prior to its renaming to Capitol, it was known as Gaiety Theatre.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/story-of-mumbai-s-140-year-old-capitol-cinema-a-marks-of-architectural-heritage-of-the-city-333229.html | title=Story of Mumbai's 140-Year-Old Capitol Cinema, A Marks of Architectural Heritage of the City | date=7 November 2017 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Tourist attractions in Mumbai}}<br />
[[Category:Cinemas in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Theatres completed in 1879]]<br />
[[Category:Victorian architecture in Asia]]<br />
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